Addison Road | ||||
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Studio album by Addison Road | ||||
Released | March 18, 2008 | |||
Genre | Christian rock, pop | |||
Length | 39:31 | |||
Label | INO | |||
Producer | Christopher Stevens | |||
Addison Road chronology | ||||
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Christian Music Review | 91% |
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Addison Road is the first album by Christian rock band Addison Road. It was released on March 18, 2008, and entered the Billboard 200 at #182. Three singles have been released off the album — "All That Matters", "Sticking with You" and "Hope Now". The first two singles were the 9th and 15th most-played songs on R&R magazine's Contemporary Christian Music chart for 2008.
The band's musical style on Addison Road has been classified by many reviewers as a female-fronted mix of pop and alternative rock. The first single, "All That Matters", has a driving, anthemic rock sound backed by a pop beat, drawing comparisons with Maroon 5. "Sticking with You" has been described as synth-based with a pop/rock "dance-a-long feel". The album's first track,the mid-tempo "This Could Be Our Day", has been compared to Leeland for being an "upbeat tune". The record slows down in the last track with the ballad "What Do I Know of Holy", which Jesus Freak Hideout labeled as lyrically "bringing out a deeper side of the band that was previously unheard earlier on the debut".
In November 2007, Addison Road was originally scheduled to be released in the week of February 26, 2008. It reached #182 on the Billboard 200 within its first few weeks of release on March 18, 2008.
The album's first single, "All That Matters", was released early in January 2008, and quickly generated big success on Christian radio charts. It had reached the top ten on R&R's Christian chart by early February 2008, only five weeks later. For the week of February 12–19, the song was available as a free Discovery Download on iTunes and was downloaded over 165,000 times. "All That Matters" was given an exclusive stream on Napster's website for the week of March 10, 2008, and was featured on a handpicked Addison Road playlist of the band's favorite songs; this was unprecedented for a debut Christian music act. It was the ninth most-played song on R&R magazine's Christian chart for 2008.